The Republican journal., 1887-07-14
News Of Belfast and Vicinity.

SWEET 4 Morrison, fish dealers in this city, have
dissolved, Mr.. Morrison retiring from the firm.
Thomas II. Marshall Post G. A. II. now occupy |
their new room on Main street, over the store of
L. +. Mcdonald.
Four men who happened in at o. G. Whites
market in this city day last week. got to the
scales and their united weight was Sss pounds.
Mr. Foster, the electric light man, is meeting
with excellent success in this city and thinks now
he will begin with plant for fifty arc light and
400 ncandescent lights.
The gentleman who bought DIR. Winslow's yacht
Pilgrim was Mr.. Saunders, Of Philadelphia. The
price paid is said to be $1,000. Mr.. Saunders left
for Bar IIarbor on Friday.
POLICE COURT. George Smith, a drunken tramp,
was sent to Jail for thirty days last week. He made
some disturbance at the house of Amos Hall and
was gathered In by the night police.
The neurology of the alumni of Colby, read at the
recent Glass Day, included the following: 1852
VIM. Henry Hobbie, born in Winslow, Me-, Nov.
p, 1918, died at New York Jan 6. 1887, aged 6.
Mr.. |. V. Miller, of this city, has been playing a
series of four games of checkers, by mail, with
Frank A. Marsh, of Milan, Ohio. Mr.. Marsh wrote
that If Mr.. Miller would call one game draw he
would acknowledge himself defeated in the other
three.
SALMON. The close time for salmon begins July
18TH The season has been about the same as last
year, although the price has not ruled so low. The
first part of the season the fish were scarce, but
they were more plentiful at the close. The lowest
retail price this year has been and 25 cents. Last
year it was Is and 20 cents.
party of eleven made an excursion from this
city to Fryes Mountain in Montvile, one day last
week. a picnic dinner was eaten and very
pleasant day spent This is one of the best of the
many delightful drives in this vicinity On the
day in question the atmosphere was very clear and
Mt. Desert, Mt. katahdin and the White Noun
tains of New Hampshire were all plainly visible
Last week was hard one for the workmen en-
gagged rivcting the standpipc on Wilson Hill. The
pipe is As feet high. One gang at work the out
side on il stage, and another inside the pipe. The
latter have bellows and forge for heating the riy
cts, which are heated red hot and then are thrust
through the holes and headed by the force OH the
outside. 1t was opprcssively hot inside the pipe
and the workmen had to he relieved frequently.
Miss Gussic Banks closed a very successful term
of school on Friday last in district No. 6. A large
number Of the parents were present ut the closing
exercises and expressed much satisfaction with the
advancement of the scholars, several of whom
were very constant in their attendance. The
teacher was greatly surprised to receive Il hand
some plush autograph album from some of her
pupils, namely: Herbert and Percy Drinkwater,
Minnie and Morris Shaw, Sadie IIasscll and Clara
Pattee, Tom sidelinger.
The New York Graphic of July 2nd says "Onc
of the prctticst weddings of the week took place
on Monday afternoon at the residence of Mr.. Ed
ward Morrill, in Waverly Place. Rev. Mr.. Beach
was the celcbrant and the bride was Miss Grace
| Wells, a charming young lady from Belfast, Me-,
who married Mr.. G. Hcrvey Howcs of the same
city. Amid flowers and good wishes, the young
couple joined hands and the new era in their lives
begun. The rice that showcrcd on them as they
was not more plentiful than the good wishes of the
friends who waved them farewell"
BICYCLING. Mr.. A. G. futile and MIR. Leon
leaton, of Belfast, and the Waldo County Wheel
mems Club left this city at $50 on Friday for Fair
field. AT $40 they were at knox. They ate dinner
at Freedom, left there at +. NJ arrived in Albion
at 40 in Benton Falls at 1925, and at T. NJ. they
wheeled into Fairfield, having gone about As miles,
| WHICH wis PltuS SOou LOT Il very warm uay. They
visited friends in Waterie and surrounding
towns and returned home sunday....A Mr.. Ma
suire of Watervlle, came to Belfast Friday on Il
hlty-eiSh inch Columbia He is now at Northport.
MIR. Henry W. Amcs died on Thursday last of
consumption, aged 40 years. He was member of
Waldo Lodge, l. o. o. F.. and was buried by that
society on Sunday. The funeral was held in the
Baptist Church, the society kindly giving up their
service and house to the order. The funeral SER
mon was by Mr.. f. F. Hanson chaplain of the
| lodge, and was highly commended by all who heard
it. The church was profusely decorated with flow
ers, the members of the church assisting the
| Daughters of Rebekah in their work Although it
was raining, siNty-ive members of the lodge were
| in line and conducted the burial service at the
grave.
| ACQUITTED. The journal on Monday received
pleasant call from Mr.. Albert NJ. Rich of Blue.
hill, mate Of the ship Robert l.. Helknap. II will be
remembered that Mr.. Rich was arrested in New
York, charged with cruelty to a sailor who died OH
the passage from San Francisco to Liverpool, but
he was acquitted at New York on Thursday last the
Judge in his charge speaking highly of Mr.. Rich
The sailor died on the passage but from natural
causes. Mr.. Rich is fine appearing gentleman
and thoroughly understands his business. The
ship is commanded by Capt Horace Staples of
Stockton. Mr. Rich said he was under great obi.
CATION to Capt Staples and wife during his arrest
at New York. Mr.. Rich will rejoin the ship, which
is loading at New York for San Francisco.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. We have received, with
the compliments of f. ii. G. Reynolds Il Co., Ban
gor, handsome Autograph showing tine property
at islesboro of the Mt. Desert and Penobscot Bay
| Land Co....We are indebted to J. W. Lang, ESD,
OF Bowdoinham, for a neat little pamphlet contain
| Ing the schedule of premiums of the Saga,iahoc
Agricultural and Horticultural Society for 1887
| We have received Il copy of the Maverick National
Bank (of BOSTON, Manuel for 1887. This is a sub
stantially bound and neatly printed statistical
reference work which will be found useful to every
business and professional man. Hon. Fred At
wood, OF WinterpOrt, sends the premium list
for the oath annual fair of the \. f. Society be
held at Worcester, Mass, Aug. 30 to Sept ,, 1887.
TIE WEATHER. Wednesday afternoon the 9Th
inst clouds gathered and there was every indica-
| ton of !: storm. some predicted thunder and
lightning, others hail, others wind; while every
body that Il storm of some kind was
| brewing. But none came. Pennington and King
field We're, however, visited at this time by Il very
| hcaNy thunucf STORM, III winch houses anu trees
were struck by the lightning and much damage
| done. In sections the shower was accompanied by
a heavy fall of hail, stripping down foliage and
vegetation. Thursday the clouds gathered again,
but were less threatening, and no was looking
for rain when down it came in brisk shower, fol
lowed at intervals by gentler showers. This APP
plies to Northport, for the rain did not extend this
way beyond Little River, only few drops falling
in Belfast. Saturday was rainy anil foggy and the
cooler atmosphere was not unweicome after two
weeks of almost uninterrupted hot weather. The
rain continued over Sunday and Monday was cool
and overcast, but Tuesday morning the sun made
its appearance and higher temperature prevail
ed.
| Personal. Mr.. and Mrs. +. y. Torrey and Miss
Maude Berry, of San Francisco, are visiting rela-
tivcs in Bangor THE Boston Record says "Mr.
A. II. Kelley will be at Asbury Park during the
| greater part of his vacation" His many Belfast
friends hope to see him later. Mrs. Eugene Rust
and family arrived here Friday from Kansas City,
Mo-. Mr.. e. A. Hartman, who went to Massa.
chusetts last week, readily found the employment
he wanted in a Waltham watch factory. lie is now
taking Il vacation at home and will return to Wal
than to begin work Aug. lst.. MIR. George Il.
Sweetscr is confined to his house by Illness.
Hon. W. II. Mcclellan and daughter Jennie, of
Kansas City Mo-, arrived Sunday and will spend the
summer In Belfast. Mr.. and Mrs. +. Il. Pierce, of
Portland are in Belfast a visit. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. l.. Littletield, of this city, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Cahill of Brunswick The uartv